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I think it's worth it. You can spend a great deal of money getting started on kegging, but once you've got your basics, you're in pretty good shape. Bottling takes a lot of time and patience, and I'm short on time. If I were to try to put a value on spending time with my family and friends...

I love APA, but I really have never found an IPA I'd want to drink more than one of on an odd occasion. Usually just way too much for me.

After I rack out of my BB, I immediately fill it 1/3 up with warm (NOT HOT) water and a drip of StarSan and shake the hell out of it. I do this once or twice and dump it in the toilet. 99% of the crud comes off immediately. Anything left, I'm able to scrub out with a few quick whacks with a...

I'm using this guy from NB for my chest freezer for my kegs, it's been working great for me so far. http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/johnson-refrigerator-thermostat.html

I've done the Sierra Madre kit from NorthernBrewer twice and it's great. I've also done their Honey Brown and Cream Ale kits, both were great as well. I currently have an Anchor Liberty clone from Austin Home Brew in primary and will be excited to try that too. I think it's going to be great...

I'd re-run it before you bottle just because there can be left over food particles and crap in the dishwasher from previous use. I wouldn't want anything funky to get a head start before I bottled the beer. Also, I'd just try the quick rinse with the heated dry. The heated dry in my...

I love me some Nilbog.

Besides homebrewing I've been a musician for ~twenty years, primarily guitar, bass and drums. I own a project studio and also do audio engineering (recording, mixing, etc) on the side. I play mostly heavy metal/hard rock styles, although I have a background in blues guitar. My studio has a...

You're going to need a bigger stopper.

I just turn my AC on and keep the house around 70F for the first two to three days, and then after that, I move it (the fermenter) to a dark corner of my basement where it stays relatively cool. I think just sitting on the concrete floor probably keeps it cool enough, not necessarily just the...

Kegging system. I built my kegerator before I got my 15 gal pot for AG, and I don't regret it at all.